Abstract

This study is an exploratory study to investigate the concept of student success recognized by college students. In order to listen to students' free thoughts, an open questionnaire was conducted using an online questionnaire and 99 responses were analyzed. The response results were analyzed using CQR-M (Consensual Qualitative Research-Modified). As a result of the analysis, 25 categories were derived from three domains. The frist domain, ‘meaning of student success’ recognized by college students is with 9 categories: ‘academic achievement’, ‘job competency improvement’, ‘gaining diverse experiences’, ‘satisfactory employment’, ‘setting of desired career path’, ‘relationship-building ability improvement’, ‘setting and achievement of own goals’, ‘self-development’, and ‘satisfactory college life’. The second domain, ‘college environmental factors for student success’ is with 7 categories: ‘career development support’, ‘job competency improvement system’, ‘support for participation in college life’, ‘opportunities to form human networks’, ‘learning capability enhancement system’, ‘expansion of economic support’, and ‘environment for student convenience’. The third domain, ‘psychological factors necessary for student success’ is with 9 categories: ‘learning ability’, ‘self-efficacy’, ‘interpersonal competence’, ‘self-awareness and improvement’, ‘job competency’, ‘self-regulation ability’, ‘rich experience’, ‘career awareness’, and ‘self-esteem’. The frequency and results of each domain were analyzed and presented, the significance and limitations of the study were discussed, and suggestions for subsequent studies were made.